Justin Gimelstob is a coach for John Isner, a commentator for Tennis Channel and an ATP board member. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
Justin Gimelstob, a tennis coach, TV commentator and board member of the Association of Tennis Professionals, pleaded not guilty to a charge of felony battery in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
The case will be followed closely by the tennis community as Gimelstob’s post-playing career is in doubt after he was arrested on Nov. 21 in connection with an altercation on Halloween night.
Randall Kaplan, a former friend of Gimelstob’s, told the police that Gimelstob attacked him from behind, without warning, on the street while Kaplan was trick-or-treating with his wife and 2-year-old child.